by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes, Podcast
Cookbooks aren’t just about recipes — they open us up to new perspectives, new cultures, new ways of thinking about food. They can be funny, quirky or heartfelt., and they can even make our lives richer — both at mealtime and beyond. Whether...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast
This week’s Jacky Lamenzo is a health coach with a focus on picky eating, to help make mealtime less stressful. We like that while we’ve gotten some great picky eater tips in the past, Jacky has a more kid-centered approach, focusing on how kids feel, and...
by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Food + Recipes
Now that our kids are older, it’s easy to look back and ask ourselves why we spent so much time thinking about things that didn’t really matter that much in the long run. Oh to have all of that time back! One thing we know parents spend a lot of time thinking about:...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Food + Recipes
Leave it to Cards Against Humanity, a company that doesn’t shy away from the issues of the day, to come out with the genius Cards Against Humanity Remember to Vote Worms in time for Halloween. Aaaaand the incredibly important midterm elections. Related: How to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast
We’re always up for tips and tricks to help us make our time in the kitchen more fun, which is why we were so excited to chat with Catherine McCord, of the uber popular Weelicious, one of our all-time favorite food blogs. We’ve been friends for years now,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast
This week on Spawned, we’re talking kids and nutrition. Which, TBH, is one of those issues that nearly universally stresses out parents of all kinds, with kids of all ages. Fortunately, we’ve got an expert to help us out: Dr. Tanya Altmann, who you may...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Tips + Tricks
Whether we moms are hitting the road for vacation, or just shuttling the kids back and forth to camp every day, we’ve always got a list of essentials in our handbags that we can’t live without. It’s part of our summer ritual: switch the black leather...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast
Feeding kids! We all love it so much! Hahahah. No. Well, maybe some of us do. But most of us — it’s just another one of those things we have to do as parents, and make the best of it. That’s why it was so fun to speak this week about that very thing,...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
When my kids were younger, after-school snacks served largely as a reward for making it through the school day. Now that they are a bit older, what they eat after school and before their after-school activities provides necessary fuel to keep them going strong through...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes, Tips + Tricks
We love a fun bento box as much as the next person, but has anyone else noticed that most playful school lunch ideas require a PhD in arts and crafts? So cute, but who has the time — or, um, ability? While we admittedly attempt more ambitious school lunches for...
by Stacie Billis | Baby, Food + Recipes
We here on the CMP team have a lot of collective parenting experience under our belts — or, uh, stretchy waist bands — and one thing that we all agree on is that starting solids is one of the most exciting and overwhelming developmental stages....
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Tips + Tricks
When it comes to treats and candy for our kids, we’ve always take a pretty common sense “everything in moderation” approach around here. Hey, we love candy! What’s a trip to the movie theater, a birthday party, or a special occasion lunchbox...